Learning objectives:

• Articulate various components of an individualized coping plan, utilizing a strengths-based, family-centered care approach
• Identify potential triggers posed by health care facilities for patients with high anxiety or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
• Implement communication strategies, environmental adaptations, visual cues, and sensory resources to reduce anxiety and medical trauma
• Identify potential options for the use of medications pre/post procedure to aid in the reduction of anxiety